William Orlando Smith | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's27th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Horace Shull |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Grant Beale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1859-06-13)June 13, 1859 |
| Died | May 12, 1932(1932-05-12) (aged 72) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
William Orlando Smith (June 13, 1859 – May 12, 1932) was aU.S. Representative from thestate ofPennsylvania.
Smith was born inReynoldsville, Pennsylvania on June 13, 1859.[1][2] He learned the printing trade, and worked as publisher of theReynoldsville Herald from 1876 to 1879.[2]
He worked in theGovernment Printing Office inWashington, D.C., from 1879 to 1884.[1] He returned toPunxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in 1884 and successively edited thePunxsutawney Tribune and thePunxsutawney Spirit.[1]
He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1889 to 1898.[1] He worked as editor of theBradford Daily Era inBradford, Pennsylvania in 1891.[1] He purchased a half interest in thePunxsutawney Spirit in January 1892.[2]
Smith was elected as a Republican to theFifty-eighth andFifty-ninth Congresses (1903 to 1907).[3] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906. After his time in Congress, he resumed his newspaper interests in Punxsutawney.[3]
He died inCleveland, Ohio on May 12, 1932.[1] Interment was at Circle Hill Cemetery in Punxsutawney.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 27th congressional district 1903 - 1907 | Succeeded by |
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